Board of Advisors

Jean-Luc began his career in Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan and Pakistan where he led logistics missions for NGOs and UNICEF. After an MBA at Ecole Internalionale des Affaires in Marseille, he managed the biggest European Union food aid program in Russia in 1992. He then joined Daher to become the Managing Director, Russia and CIS, of this company specialized in third party logistics. Back to Europe in 1996 he became Managing Consultant in Logistics and Supply Chain at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and led several international Supply Chain projects for a total saving achievement of more than 100 Million Euro. After 5 years in the consulting business, he worked until July 2006 at Electrolux as Supply Chain Director in China and led the European Supply Chain for the bigest product line. He is now Director Supply Chain, Asia Pacific, at Goodyear.

Jeff Broadhurst, CEO, Apprise Software

Jeff founded Apprise Software Inc. in 1984 and has been deeply involved in manufacturing, distribution and logistics since then. After successfully growing and managing the US based company, in 2006 Jeff came to China and started Apprise Software (Asia) Ltd, Co. in Nanjing.  From Nanjing, Apprise Software provides ERP software and manages customers in China as well as the surrounding region with a strong focus on consumer products.

Yann Teste, Director East Asia Purchasing, Knorr-Bremse Truck division, KNORR-BREMSE Commercial Vehiculs Systems
Yann Teste is the Director of all purchasing activities of Knorr-Bremse truck division for East Asia. He leads Global Sourcing, local sourcing, MRO, Supplier quality and logistics projects. Yann Teste has been working in Purchasing for the automotive industry for the last 10 years, managing teams in France, UK, Germany, Italy and now China since 5 years. He has been working for the Atomic and Nuclear research Industry, then for Arvin Meritor and then for Knorr-Bremse commercial Vehicle Systems. One of his experience in China was also to start-up a green field operation for manufacturing High technologic products with another colleague in North China 5 years ago. Yann Teste holds an engineer degree in electro-mechanics from EPMI engineer school in France, completed with a Master in finance & controlling from IAE Institute in France.

Chris R Deans, , Senior Consultant, CPA, CPIM, CIRM
Chris is a Supply Chain executive with many years of broad and deep business experience. He has worked in the energy, forest products, warehouse/distribution, government and consulting industries.  Chris has designed, built and managed high-performance work teams as well as developed Supply Chain strategy on a senior level for Fortune 100 companies and US Government agencies.  He is a Certified Public Accountant and has also earned the CPIM and CIRM supply chain certifications from APICS.  He is an award winning APICS certified trainer. Since coming to China, Chris has performed free-lance supply chain consulting for clients in the commercial property, retail, manufacturing and automotive sectors.  He has written and presented numerous seminars on Supply Chain Management techniques and principles in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Ho Chi Minh City.  He is the author of the regular “Back to Basics – Supply Chain 101” column for CHaINA Magazine.  Chris is also an Adjunct Professor of Supply Chain Management for Webster University’s EMBA program and has taught Chinese students at the Shenzhen and Shanghai campuses.

Gilles Thierry, Supply Chain Director, Nivea Shanghai
As Supply Chain Director of NIVEA Shanghai Gilles THIERRY is based in Shanghai since 2007.  He spent 16 years in Danone Group in different Supply Chain leading positions in Europe and joined the Beiersdorf Group since 2000 (German group with head quarters located in Hambourg).. He was Supply Chain Director for Beiersdorf  in France and contributed to the project  of reshaping the European Supply Chain. In Shanghai he has the responsibility of 5 departments: planning, procurement, manufacturing, customer supply and Quality. He implemented the NIVEA Shanghai Supply Chain (based on the international SCOR model) and leaded the construction of  a new factory in Qingpu district dedicated in the future to the North East Asian markets.

Damon Paling, Partner, Customs & Trade, PWC
Damon has 11 years experience in Asia advising companies on customs, trade and related supply-chain and logistics matters, the last 5 years of which have been spent in Shanghai, China.  Damon's China experience is spread across China and includes Processing Trade (model design, optimisation and handbook management), customs valuation, tariff classification, free trade agreements, bonded zones, used capital equipment importation, duty-free capital equipment importation, disposal, sale and transfer of bonded capital equipment, and other duty exemption and reduction policies. Prior to joining PwC, Damon was an Customs Officer with the New Zealand Customs Service, based in Auckland. He gained experience in a number of customs areas such as audit in respect of customs valuation, preferential trading arrangements under CER, duty drawback, tariff classification and tariff concessions.

Guy Tran, IT Director, Auchan China Hypermarkets
Guy joined Auchan China 6 years ago and is currently in charge of the IT strategy definition and execution within a high growth and competitive context. Previously, he was Auchan China Logistics manager. He has managed the expansion of logistic operations for Auchan through the development of centralized delivery platform for dry goods and the launch of centralized delivery platform for temperature-controlled goods, an operation that emphasizes on product quality. Graduated from a telecom university, Guy has worked in the telecom service industry in France for almost 10 years. He has previously developped and implemented national-wide telecom solution and services for major European telecom service providers as a senior Project manager.